The Complete Detective Spence Murder Mysteries
By Michael Allen
Three twisty British crime thrillers set on the South Coast (Crime Mystery Box Set)
Meet Detective Ben Spence, a no-nonsense police officer who believes in method, groundwork — and a proper filing system — to track down killers.
‘The best police procedure novel I have read for years.’ Patrick Cosgrave, The Spectator
‘Old-time whodunit.’Kirkus Reviews
FROM BOOK 1: SPENCE IN PETAL PARK
Roger Parnell’s body lies in a pool of blood, just feet from his front door. A smashed window at the back suggests it’s a straightforward break-in. But Detective Ben Spence soon finds that plenty of people had cause to hate him. No one in the pretty coastal town of Downsea appreciated Parnell’s flashy lifestyle and inappropriate interest in the girls at the local boarding school. But which of the apparently sensible, ordinary people behind the privet hedges of exclusive Petal Park was prepared to kill him?
Perfect for fans of Joy Ellis, P.F. Ford, L.J. Ross, Roderic Jeffries, J.M. Dalgliesh, Roger Silverwood and Brian Battison.